Reservoir or fountain brush.



No. 7635241. PATENTED JUNE 21,-1904.

J. BALLANGB. v RESERVOIR 0R FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 21, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

RESERVOIR OR FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,241, dated June 21,1904.

I Application filed December 18, 1202. Serial Ila-135,783. (N model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- brush and for analogous uses; and it consists in the construction andcombination of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewof a fountainbrush embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detailelevation of the brush-head, showing the same detached from thereservoir or fountain. Fig. 3' is a detail transverse sectional viewtaken on the plane indicated by the line a a of Fig. 1.' Fig. 4 is asectional view of the lower or outer portion of the fountain orreservoir and its connections on a larger scale than that of Fig. 1.'Fig. 5 is an elevation of the same at right angles to Fig. 4. Fig. 6shows a detail of the brush.

In the embodiment of my invention here shown the fountain or reservoir 1is in the brush-handle, which is of tubular cylindrical form, providedat one end with a closure 2, secured thereto by acollar 3, which isscrewed to the tube 1 and also to the closure. The outer end of thecollar projects beyondthe closure, is externally screw-threaded, and acoupling-sleeve 4 is screwed thereto and is detachable therefrom andserves to detachably connect a brush-head 5 thereto. Within the scope ofmy invention the brush-head may be of any suitable construction. It ishere sho wn as provided with a coupling-collar 6, which coacts with thecollar 3 and coupling-sleeve 1 to form a feed chamber and is providedwith a plurality of feed-tubes 7, which serve to conduct the paint orother fluid from the feed chamber to the'bristles of the brush, as willbe understood. 3

The closure 2 is provided with an outwardly-tapered central opening 8,in which is placed a conical sleeve 9. A valve-plug 10,

which is also conical in form, is placed in the sleeve 9 and is movablelongitudinally therein to open and close the same to permit the flow offluid from the reservoir-tube 1 or to cut off the same at will. Asupply-tube 11 is attached to and closed at one end by the valve-plug,extends longitudinally through the reservoir-tube 1, projects beyond theinner end thereof, andis provided at points between its ends with aplurality of openings 12. In the inner end of the reservoir-tube 1 is aplug 13, having a longitudinal central opening through which thesupply-tube extends and in Whichthe supply-tube is longitudinallymovable. The saidplug is secured in the end of the reservoir-tube byspringcatches 14 and is provided with a vent-tube 15, the outer end ofwhich may be closed by a cap or other suitable closure 16.

A spring 17 which is here. shown as a coiled spring, is attached to thesupply-tube 11 and bears against a cross-piece or other suitable stop 18in the reservoir-tube. The function of this spring is to move thesupply-tube endwise in one direction to normally close its valve-plug inthe opening of the closure 2.

A packing disk of suitable construction (shown at 19) is on thesupply-tube 11 and is pressed against the inner end of the plug 13 by aspring 20, the function of this packing disk being to prevent leakagearound the sup-' ply-tube. At one side of the reservoir-tube 1, hereshown as near the inner end thereof,-

is a nipple 21, adapted for the attachment of a rubber or other flexibletube and here shown as provided with a valve 22 for closing it.

An arm 23 projects outwardly from the outer and it will be understoodthat the tension of' the spring-jaw will cause the said tubes to beclamped between the springjaw and fixed jaw so tightly as to preventfluid from flowing through said tubes. Each of the latter will inpractice lead from a suitablereservoir, such asindicated at 7/. Thesereservoirs may contain paint, oil, varnish, or any otherfl uid to beused or applied by the brush. There may be any suitable number of thesereservoirs and of the tubes a used in connect-ion with the brush,according to the character of the work to be performed.

A post or standard 27 projects outwardly from the reservoir-tube, and onthe same slides a link-plate 28. A spring 29, which is here shown as acoiled extensile spring on the post or standard 27, moves the link-plateoutwardly on the standard or post and against the stop-head 30, withwhich the standard or post is provided at its outer end. The linkplateis connected by links 31 to the springjaw 26. Longitudinally-movablerods 32 33, which operate in guides 34 on one side of thereservoir-tube, are respectivelyconnected by iink-rods 35 36 to thelink-plate 28,and it will be understood that the outward movement ofsaid link-plate, caused by the action of the spring 29, will cause saidlink-rods 35 36 to draw inwardly on the rods 32 33 and that when thesaid link-plate is depressed against the action of the spring 29 it willcause said link-rods to move the said rods 32 33 outwardly and alsocause the spring-jaw 26 to release the tubes a. The rod 33 is providedwith a linger-piece 37 whereby it may be moved normally independently ofthe rod 32. On the link-rod 35 is hinged a finger-piece 38, which may becaused to lie also on the rod 36 or to be disengaged therefrom. When itlies on said rod 36 and is depressed, the rods 32 33 will be movedoutwardly simultaneously, as will be understood, or by means of the saidfinger-piece 38 the rod 32 may be moved outwardly independently of therod 33. It will be furthermore understood that by depressing the links31 the spring-jaw 26 may be caused to release the tubes (1 withoutoperating the rods 32 33. The rod 32 is provided at its outer end with ashoe 39, which is opposite the shoe 24 of the arm 23. The rod 33 isengaged at its outer end, as at 0, with an eye 41, which projects fromthe supply-tube 11, so that by moving said rod 33 outwardly by the meansand in the manner hereinbefore described said tube 11 may be movedoutwardly a sufficient distance to open the valve-plug 10 in thefeed-opening of the closure 2, and hence cause fluid to be fed from thereservoir-tube to the head of the brush attached thereto. A tube 0, madeof flexible material and similar to the tubes (0, connects one of thereservoirs b to the supply-tube 11 and passes between the shoes 24 39.By moving the rod 32 outwardly in the manner and by the meanshereinbefore described to cause the tube 0 to be pressed by and betweenthe shoes 24 39 the flow of fluid through said tube, and hence itssupply to the reservoir-tube, may be be cut oii' at will.

Any one of the tubes 1/ may be attached to the supply-tube 11 in lieu ofthe tube v, as is obvious, so that material may be supplied to thereservoir-tube from any otthe reservoirs 0.

In some instances it is desirable to supply paint, oil, or varnish orother fluid directly to the brush 5 from one of the reservoirs, and toenable this to be done I. provide a feed-nozzle 42, which is pivotallymounted on a standard 43, that projects from the coupling-sleeve L andhas a plurality of nozzles M appropriately spaced apart that are adaptedto be inserted in the brush from one side thereof. The nozzle 12 is alsoattached to an extensible standard 45, which comprises a section 46,that is fixed to the coupling-sleeve 4'. and a section 47, which isslidably connected to the section 46 and has an eye 46, through whichthe nozzle 42 extends. A spring -19 acts on the section 47 to normallymove the same outwardly, and thereby press the plurality of nozzles 44of the nozzle 42 into one side of the brush, as shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

The feed-tubes 7 in the brush-head are connected together, as shown indetail in Fig. 6, by a wire or the like device, which is twisted betweenthem. It will be understood that a. number of brush-heads oi dill'erentsizes and which vary in construction may be used in connection with myimproved fountain-brush.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A brush having a hollowhandle Forming a reservoir, means to control the [low of ma terial fromsaid reservoir to the brush-howl, and a reservoir independent of thatformed by the brush-handle, and means to conduct material therefrom tothe brush-howl, and to cut off the How of such material.

2. In a fountain-brush, the combination of a fountain-reservoir, a longitud i nal ly-movable supply-tube therein, having a alve to regulate theflow of material from the 'Fonntain-reservoir, a spring to normallyclose said valve, and a feed-tube to supply material to the supplytube,the latter supplying the 'lountain-reservoir.

3. In a :fountain-ln'ush, the combination of a fountain-reservoirhavinga closure provided with a dischargeopening, alongitudinallymovable supply-tube in the fountain-reservoir, having avalve to regulate the flow of material from the fountain-reservoir,and aspring acting on said supply-tube to normally close said valve.

4. In a fountain-brush, the combination of a 0 untain-reservoir, a plugtherein, removable therefrom, a supply-tube longitudinally movable insaid plug and having a valve to regulate the flow of material from thefountain-reservoir, and a spring to normally close said valve.

5. A reservoir-brush, having a longitudinally-movable inflexiblesupply-tube, a flexible feed-tube connected to said supply-tube, a fixedeompressing arm, and a movable compressing device coacting with saidfixed com- Witnesses:

CHARLES S. MANDEVILLE, MARY E, BALLANCE.

